diff --git a/lib/tree_entry.js b/lib/tree_entry.js
index 0d926c4db..9d145a866 100644
--- a/lib/tree_entry.js
+++ b/lib/tree_entry.js
@@ -63,8 +63,14 @@ TreeEntry.prototype.getTree = function(callback) {
  * Retrieve the tree for this entry. Make sure to call `isTree` first!
  * @return {Blob}
  */
-TreeEntry.prototype.getBlob = function() {
-  return this.parent.repo.getBlob(this.oid());
+TreeEntry.prototype.getBlob = function(callback) {
+  return this.parent.repo.getBlob(this.oid()).then(function(blob) {
+    if (typeof callback === "function") {
+      callback(null, blob);
+    }
+
+    return blob;
+  }, callback);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/tests/tree_entry.js b/test/tests/tree_entry.js
index ae481a1d2..c3451d8b3 100644
--- a/test/tests/tree_entry.js
+++ b/test/tests/tree_entry.js
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ describe("TreeEntry", function() {
       });
   });
 
+  it("provides the blob representation via callback", function() {
+    return this.commit.getEntry("test/raw-commit.js")
+      .then(function(entry) {
+        entry.getBlob(function (error, blob) {
+          assert.equal(blob.rawsize(), 2736);
+        });
+      });
+  });
+
   it("provides the tree the entry is part of", function() {
     return this.commit.getEntry("test")
       .then(function(entry) {